Eppl v. DiGiacomo

OPINION

DARDEN, Judge.

STATEMENT OF THE CASE

Robert Eppl appeals from the small claims court’s judgment in favor of Christine DiGiacomo ordering Eppl to return DiGiacomo’s security deposit.

We affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand with instructions.

ISSUE

Whether the small claims court’s judgment granting DiGiacomo’s claim for the return of her security deposit is contrary to law.

FACTS

On December 12, 2007, DiGiacomo signed a one-year written lease agreement, which was due to terminate December 31, 2008, with Eppl for a unit in the Cedar Point Apartments complex in Crown Point, Indiana. The…